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Is Baldur’s Gate 3′ In Development at Larian Studios?
Back in the mid 90s, Black Isle Studios crowning achievement (other than the original Fallout series) was the Baldur’s Gate series. Based on the Forgotten Realms Dungeons & Dragons rules set, the two games were, for me, some of the greatest traditional RPG gaming you could have on the PC. Plus, it also helped that the game utilized Lovecraftian and Cosmic Horror in some of the story.
Beamdog had released enhanced versions of the first two Baldur’s Gate games, and were planning on creating a third game, but that fell through in 2016 when Interplay Entertainment placed its IPs up for sale. But now, Larian Studios (the same folks behind the Divinity: Original Sin series) have updated their website with a “III” on the main page.
Now obviously, at first glance, this would be a teaser for a follow-up to 2017’s Divinity: Original Sin II. However, when looking at the metadata for the site, fans found that there were references to Baldur’s Gate. Then, over the weekend, that III had some animated tentacles added to it. Remember what I said about the Lovecraftian themes in Baldur’s Gate? This also fits in with the rumour that Larian had been gunning for the Baldur’s Gate licence.
As always, none of this is confirmed, but man, if it turns out to be true, things will be getting pretty interesting at E3 for RPG fans.
Sam Neill, the New Zealand actor best known for his role in 1993’s Jurassic Park, has passed away this week at 78 years old. In a statement shared on Neill’s Instagram page this morning, the actor’s family said that his passing was “sudden and unexpected.”
Neill had been diagnosed with a rare blood cancer in 2022, but stated the following year that he was in remission. The family notes that he “remained cancer free” at the time of his passing.
The family statement reads, “It is with immense sadness that the whānau of Sam Neill share the news of his passing on Monday 13th July, in Sydney Australia. Sam was surrounded by family and passed with the dignity that has characterised his whole life. The loss was sudden and unexpected but blessed by the fact that Sam remained cancer free.
“They would like to express their deepest gratitude to the staff at St Vincent’s Private Hospital for their incredible care. More details will be shared later, but for now, on behalf of the family, we ask that you respect their privacy as they navigate this immeasurable loss.”
In addition to his iconic role as Dr. Alan Grant in the original Jurassic Park and the sequels Jurassic Park III and Jurassic World: Dominion, Sam Neill left an indelible mark on the horror genre with memorable roles in Andrzej Żuławski’s Possession, The Omen: The Final Conflict, John Carpenter’s In the Mouth of Madness, and sci-fi horror favorite Event Horizon.
Sam Neill’s vast resume in film and television began in the early 1970s and also includes the films Sleeping Dogs, Enigma, The Good Wife, A Cry in the Dark, Dead Calm, The Hunt for Red October, Memoirs of an Invisible Man, Hostage, The Jungle Book, Snow White: A Tale of Terror, The Horse Whisperer, Bicentennial Man, Daybreakers, Escape Plan, and Thor: Ragnarok.
Sam Neill is survived by his four children and eight grandchildren.
Steven Spielberg said in a statement to Variety, “I owe a debt of gratitude to Roger Donaldson, Gilliam Armstrong, Graham Baker and Phillip Noyce for casting Sam Neill in the roles in which he was so brilliant that brought him to my attention and led to his playing Dr. Alan Grant in Jurassic Park. Sam was exceptionally collaborative. It was a stretch for him to play a character who acted as though children were messy and smelly because this was the opposite of the loving father he was to his children. I adored making all the Jurassic movies with him.”
Spielberg adds, “Along with Laura Dern and Jeff Goldblum, we will always have our Jurassic family and Sam will never be forgotten by us or his many millions of fans around the world.”
Sam Neill in ‘Event Horizon’
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